Yoga Vasistha [sanskrit]

223,437 words | ISBN-10: 8171101519

The Sanskrit edition of the Yoga-vasistha including English translation and grammatical analysis. The Yogavasistha is a Hindu spiritual text written by Valmiki (who also authored the Ramayana) dealing with the philosophical topics from the Advaita-vedanta school. Chronologically it precedes the Ramayana.

Verse 7.72.18

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वेत्ति भावितमाकारं पश्यत्यनुभवत्यपि ।
संकल्पकात्मकं शून्यमेव देह इति स्थितम् ॥ १८ ॥

vetti bhāvitamākāraṃ paśyatyanubhavatyapi |
saṃkalpakātmakaṃ śūnyameva deha iti sthitam || 18 ||

Then it thinks of its future gross form, and immediately finds itself transformed to an aerial body, by its volition or sankalpa.
English translation by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (7.72.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhavita, Akara, Pashyat, Anubha, Vati, Api, Sankalpaka, Maka, Shunya, Eva, Deha, Iti, Sthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.72.18). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

Line 1: “vetti bhāvitamākāraṃ paśyatyanubhavatyapi ”
vetti -
√vid (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
bhāvitam -
bhāvita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhāvita (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

bhāvitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√bhū -> bhāvita (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √bhū]

√bhū -> bhāvita (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √bhū]

√bhū -> bhāvitā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √bhū]

√bhū -> bhāvita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √bhū]

√bhū -> bhāvita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √bhū], [accusative single from √bhū]
ākāram -
ākāra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
paśyatya -
paśyat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

paśyat (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
anubha -
anubha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

anubha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vatya -
vati (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

√van -> vatya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √van]

√van -> vatya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √van]

vatī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

vatī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

vatī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

api (Preverb)

[Preverb]
Line 2: “saṃkalpakātmakaṃ śūnyameva deha iti sthitam ”
saṅkalpakāt -
saṅkalpaka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

saṅkalpaka (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
makam -
maka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

maka (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
śūnyam -
śūnya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śūnya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

śūnyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
deha* -
deha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
sthitam -
sthita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sthita (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

sthitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]

√sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]